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History.com site visitors can become a virtual eyewitness to history with the downloadable WWII Experience. Surrounded by realistic graphics, visitors can see what it was like to escort bombers into enemy territory, defend PT boats in a naval battle and engage in tank warfare in North Africa.

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WWII Experience

History.com site visitors can become a virtual eyewitness to history with the downloadable WWII Experience. Surrounded by realistic graphics, visitors can see what it was like to escort bombers into enemy territory, defend PT boats in a naval battle and engage in tank warfare in North Africa.

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  • Douglas MacArthur
    Douglas MacArthur

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    The general gains fame in World War II, then infamy when he is removed from his command in the Korean War.

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  • MacArthur and Me
    MacArthur and Me

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    Judy Kent's neighbor, George Dibbs, was a combat photographer follwing General MacArthur during WWII and shared his films with her.

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  • Battle of Peleliu
    Battle of Peleliu

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    In a costly battle, U.S. forces assault Peleliu in the Palau Islands to diminish its potential threat to their future invasions in the Pacific.

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  • MacArthur Arrives in New Guinea
    MacArthur Arrives in New Guinea

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    Witness General Douglas MacArthur arrive at New Guinea and a B24 plane bomb a Japanese cargo ship in this video from General MacArthur in World War II. MacArthur arrives in New Guinea and is greeted warmly.

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  • WWI Firsts
    WWI Firsts

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    WWI may have been the war to end all wars, but it was also the beginning of many military and civilian technologies.

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  • Truman Sacks General MacArthur
    Truman Sacks General MacArthur

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    Rewind Breaking News The History Channel: Truman MacArthur Crisis. President Truman didn't want the Korean War to escalate, out of fear that the Soviet Union be drawn further into the conflict. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt: The World War II Years
    Franklin D. Roosevelt: The World War II Years

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    Examine President Franklin D. Roosevelt's role in World War II. Find out how he led the United States from isolationism to victory.

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Photo Galleries (7)

  • Korean War
    Korean War

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    On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States, fighting under United Nations command, would lose more than 36,000 soldiers in one of the first clashes of the Cold War.

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  • Allied Military Leaders
    Allied Military Leaders

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    View photos of Allied military leaders

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  • World War II Damage and Destruction
    World War II Damage and Destruction

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    View photos of the damage and destruction from World War II.

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  • End of World War II
    End of World War II

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    View pictures from VE day and VJ day as Americans celebrate the end of World War II.

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  • World War I: Trench Warfare
    World War I: Trench Warfare

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    Trench warfare reached its highest development on the Western Front during World War I (1914–18), when armies of millions of men faced each other in a line of trenches extending from the Belgian coast through northeastern France to Switzerland.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

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    See pictures from the life and presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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    See pictures from the life and presidency of Harry S. Truman.

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Speeches & Audio (5)

  • Douglas MacArthur Receives the Japanese Surrender
    Douglas MacArthur Receives the Japanese Surrender

    Audio Clip (1:21)

    On September 2, 1945, aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay, World War II comes to a close when Japanese officials sign the unconditional surrender. Gen. Douglas MacArthur presides over the signing and delivers a short speech on the momentous occasion.

    Audio Clip (1:21)
  • Truman Orders U.S. Forces to Fight in Korean War
    Truman Orders U.S. Forces to Fight in Korean War

    Audio Clip (0:23)

    On July 19, 1950, in a radio and television address, President Harry Truman announces to the world that America will intervene in the Korean conflict in order to stem the spread of communism.

    Audio Clip (0:23)
  • MacArthur on Communist Advances in Korea
    MacArthur on Communist Advances in Korea

    Audio Clip (0:32)

    On January 21, 1951, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of United Nations forces in Korea, offers reassurance to the public that South Korea would not fall to communist forces.

    Audio Clip (0:32)
  • Truman Removes MacArthur From Command
    Truman Removes MacArthur From Command

    Audio Clip (0:21)

    Because Gen. Douglas MacArthur's desire to expand the Korean War conflicted with the nation's foreign policy, President Truman felt he had no alternative but to replace MacArthur. On April 11, 1951, Truman relieves MacArthur of his command and informs the American public of his decision in a radio report that same day.

    Audio Clip (0:21)
  • MacArthur Gives Farewell Address
    MacArthur Gives Farewell Address

    Audio Clip (5:02)

    On April 11, 1951, President Harry Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command due to their disagreement over the handling of the Korean War. On April 19, 1951, after 52 years of military service, Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivers a farewell address to Congress, setting off a controversy among congressional members over whether or not the Joint Chiefs of Staff had approved the MacArthur plan for operations.

    Audio Clip (5:02)

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